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(0)Jim DeFelice
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In this book, the author, deadliest sniper in U.S. history tracks down and shoots the ten most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a Navy SEAL. He uses these guns as a window on United States history, making the sweeping argument that the American story has been tied to and shaped by the gun. He revisits turning points in American history, including the single sniper shot...
2) Edge of war
Author
Series
Red dragon rising volume 2
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
CIA officer Mara Duncan is on assignment in bomb-torn Hanoi to get scientist Josh MacArthur and a seven-year-old witness to Chinese atrociities in Vietnam out of the country safely. Meanwhile, U.S. Army advisor Zeus Murphy is given the impossible task of preventing the Chinese from landing on Vietnam's coast. This operation will go down in the annals of SpecWar history as either one of the most daring triumphs of all time or one of the most foolish...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield. However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In 1989, as US news outlets declared an end to Operation Just Cause, Craig Morgan was part of an elite group of military operatives jumping into the jungle along the Panamanian border on a covert operation. Fans know the country music star from his hit songs and acclaimed albums, but there's a lot more to him--a soldier who worked with the CIA in Panama, an undercover agent who fought sex traffickers in Thailand, and a dedicated family man who lives...